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Two daredevil brothers who set out on a perilous journey from Bermuda to the US in a tiny open fishing boat have set a new world record.
Ralph and Bob Brown found out this week that the Guinness Book of World Records has certified their 774-mile trip...
DATE: Nov 09, 2007
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The Progressive Labour Party expanded on details of its housing programme yesterday which promises 550 homes in the next five years.
Housing Minister David Burch said Government's plan to loan interest-free downpayments to help 500 Bermudian families...
DATE: Nov 09, 2007
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AS the island prepares to remember its war dead this weekend, a charity set up to assist Bermuda's war veterans has been condemned by former soldiers for failing to do its duty.
The under-fire Bermuda War Veterans Association has been branded racist ...
DATE: Nov 09, 2007
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Mega cruise ships will be coming to Bermuda until at least 2018 under a new deal struck between Government and Norwegian Cruise Line.
The ten-year agreement — which will come into effect in 2009 — was announced at a press conference yesterday by Prem...
DATE: Nov 08, 2007
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Visitor injured
A visitor suffered a ruptured spleen and cuts after colliding with a roadside guard rail on her rental scooter.
The woman, 41, of Massachusetts, was yesterday in intensive care where her condition was described as "stable".
A Police ...
DATE: Nov 08, 2007
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Hospitals chief David Hill yesterday dismissed suggestions from a damning Ombudsman's report that Bermuda Hospitals Board is readily overruled by the Ministry of Health.
The BHB chief executive officer insisted there is no political interference at K...
DATE: Nov 08, 2007
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The Brown-Darrell Clinic last night pledged to encourage new stem cell legislation after the British Foreign and Commonwealth Office expressed concern over a potential risk to Bermuda's reputation.
The adult stem cell clinic — being set up by Premier...
DATE: Nov 08, 2007
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Ewart Brown's leadership is becoming a vote loser say PLP insiders who fear supporters will stay at home on polling day meaning the party could lose MPs or even its grip on power.
One senior PLP MP said the noise about Dr. Brown was becoming more and...
DATE: Nov 08, 2007
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Allegations of Police corruption dominated legal arguments during yesterday's Court of Appeal proceedings where the prime culprit in the 2005 Cooper twin's murder sought to have his conviction quashed.
Kenneth Burgess was convicted of beating the 20-...
DATE: Nov 08, 2007
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Bermuda’s oldest school today launched a campaign aimed at eliminating barriers to a world class education.
Warwick Academy (WA), which is oldest continuously operated school in Bermuda and the Western hemisphere, launched its Funding Our Future capi...
DATE: Nov 08, 2007
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